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The Boston Consolidated TRACON (A90) is located at 25 Robert Milligan Parkway in Merrimack, New Hampshire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Hampshire Air Traffic Control Facilities - Air Traffic Control Facility Directory )〕 BCT opened in 2004 after 8 years of development. The A90 function transferred to the new Boston Consolidated TRACON on February 22, 2004. The MHT function transferred over on March 7, 2004. Manchester TRACON used to be located at Manchester Airport right below the old ATCT. Boston TRACON used to be located at the Logan International Airport Control Tower before being consolidated. The new facility is . A Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, is responsible for descending airplanes from the ARTCC and lining them up for landing at their destination airport, as well as climbing departures before handing off to the ARTCC. The primary responsibility of the Boston TRACON is the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of arrival, departure, and en-route traffic. A90 is responsible for one main airport, Boston Logan International Airport. Additionally, A90 is responsible for dozens of smaller but busy fields, including Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Hanscom Field, Norwood Memorial Airport, Beverly Municipal Airport, Lawrence Municipal Airport, Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, and Nashua Airport. The Boston TRACON is one of six "Large TRACONs" currently existing throughout the United States. The others include the Atlanta Large TRACON, the New York TRACON, the Potomac Consolidated TRACON, the Southern California TRACON, and the Northern California TRACON. According to the FAA Air Traffic Activity Data System below are the traffic counts for BCT: *In 2005 729,625 ops *In 2006 710,765 ops *In 2007 693,158 ops *In 2008 639,782 ops *In 2009 603,131 ops BCT is part of the FAA New England District. The Boston Consolidated TRACON is considered the HUB facility for the following facilities: *Bangor ATCT/TRACON *Manchester ATCT *Boston ATCT *Boston TRACON *Providence ATCT/TRACON *Cape TRACON *Bedford ATCT *Nantucket ATCT *Portland ATCT/TRACON *Burlington ATCT/TRACON == Areas of Specialization == The Boston TRACON is divided into two Areas of Specialization. Controllers certify in one area only. ''Boston Area'' - The Boston area handles most arrival and all departure traffic from Logan International Airport and surrounding satellites. The Boston Area can open a maximum of 8 radar positions. On a normal day, however, only 5-6 positions are staffed. On the midnight shift, there is only one position open. ''Manchester Area'' - The Manchester area is the other area in A90. Most traffic in the Manchester area is destined to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, however there are also many General Aviation flights destined to smaller fields. Additionally, the Manchester area provides service to all training flights conducted by Daniel Webster College, which is based at Nashua Airport. The Manchester area can open a maximum of 5 radar positions. On a normal day, only 3-4 positions are open. On the midnight shift, there is only one position open. A90 is bordered by the following facilities: *Providence TRACON (G90) *Bradley TRACON (Y90) *Cape TRACON (K90) *Portland TRACON (PWM) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boston Consolidated TRACON」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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